Remote wildlife cameras are a great way to monitor tortoise activity and behavior without disturbing them. Check out these amorous encounters we recorded between 2 neighbor tortoises! During early fall gopher tortoise mating season male tortoises visit burrows of nearby females.Nokuse Plantation is a recipient site for gopher tortoises that must be removed from development sites in Florida prior to construction. Nokuse's native tortoise population size is very low due to previous overharvest and habitat alteration. Relocation is an opportunity for Nokuse to restore gopher tortoises to their natural density. Since 2006 thousands of tortoises have been relocated to Nokuse. ...

Here’s a glimpse into some hatchling research being done at Nokuse by Georgia Southern University - Hunter Lab. These newly hatched tortoises will provide insight to the intricacies of nesting and temperature determined sex in the gopher tortoise. ...